• GlitterInfection@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      You linked to an article about apps that can no longer be installed because they were removed.

      This is only possible because of Apple’s walled garden.

      Which I chose to buy into. A choice that you all want to diminish and take away. I already had the option of using android operating system based phones. I did it for a long time. I like the walled garden because it is run by a company that cares about privacy and security. They make it very difficult for malicious actors (such as Epic, or Meta, or even Google) to track and sell your data.

      I chose to buy into this and want these protections.

      Having an alternative app store or sideloading removes Apple from being able to protect against those types of attacks.

      And if you believe Epic Games will lower the price of items in Fortnight or any other game, I’ve got a bridge to sell you.

      Aside from giving away games for free to try and pull you to their store, game prices aren’t better on the Epic Games Store than they are on Steam, for example.

      This won’t end up with any noticeable price change in the already budget gaming sphere that is iOS games, and we all know it.

      But it might help people pirate games more, which is good, I guess?